Brush scraping attachment for cans



Jan, 27, 1948.. R. o. FERGUSON. 2,435,036

BRUSH SCRAPING ATTACHMENT FOR CANS Original Filed Oct. 21.," 1944Patented Jan. 27, 1948 BRUSH SCRAPING ATTACHMENT FOR CANS Robert O.Ferguson, Bristol, Tenn., assignor of one-half to Bristol Steel & IronWorks, Inc., Bristol, Va.-Tenn., a corporation of Virginia Originalapplication October 21, 1944, Serial No. 559,808. Divided and thisapplication May 30, 1945, Serial No. 596,612

1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to a container for paint and other liquidmaterials applied with a brush, and more particularly to containers ofthis type in which the paint or other material is retained within thereceptacle during application thereof.

One of the most important objects of the invention is to provide areceptacle having means for scraping paint from a brush, said meanscomprising a straight edge and a brush support adjacent the straightedge.

An additional object of the invention is to prcvide a container havingthe usual circular groove for the retention of the top, said grooveproviding a means for retaining in position a combined brush support andscraping edge for the brush.

An additional object of the invention is to provide a brush scrapingattachment for a can such as a paint can which may be readily afiixed tothe groove of an ordinary paint or similar can.

Other objects will appear hereinafter throughout the specification.

' In the drawings- Figure 1 is an elevation of a container with myimprovement attached thereto.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the brush wiper attachment and supporttherefor shown in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a bottom plan View of the structure shown in Figure 2, and

Figure 4 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 44 of Figure 1.

Referring to the drawings I is a paint or similar container for paint orother liquid materials applied with a brush and having a cylindricalside wall 2. The usual bail 3 may be provided.

The crown 4 has an edge 5 which is preferably spun over the uppercircular edge of the side wall 2, as indicated in Figure 4. The crownhas a groove 6 for the reception of the flange of the ordinary top, notshown. The parts described above form the structure of aint canscommonly used to dispense paint and other liquids.

The present improvements consist of a tray 1. This tray is in the natureof an attachment which may be applied to the crown of the can after thetop has been removed, the tray 1 being preferably constructed of thesame material as the can, i. e., sheet metal, and has a turned up flange8 which serves to support the paint brush, with the handle portionslightly elevated and prevents dripping of the excess paint from thebrush onto the surface which supports the paint can. The tray also isprovided with a traight edge 9 which overhangs the inside of the paintcan, as shOWn in Figures 1 and 4. Permanently attached by solder orother means to the underside of the tray is the flange II] which is ofpartial circular configuration. The flange I0 is provided with astrengthening rib ll,

As will be readily appreciated from an inspection of the figures, thetray, when applied to the crown of a conventional paint can, provides aready means for support of a brush in such position that the handle ofthe brush is slightly elevated from the bristles thereof, and thetendency of the paint leaving the bristles will be to drain toward theedge 9 and then drop into the interior of the can. The brush istherefore supported in position for ready use, and after it is dippedinto the paint the edge 9 forms a means for scraping the excess paintfrom the brush.

Due to the fact that the flange in completely fills the groove 6 whenthe tray is applied to the can, no paint can accumulate in the groove 6adjacent that portion of the groove Where the tray is applied.

It will be further noted that the tray prevents material from the canfrom soiling the outside of the can due to the overhang of the forwardturned-up edge 8.

It is understood that the drawing and description herein are forillustrative purposes and are not to be construed in a limiting sense,as I desire to be limited only to the extent set forth by the appendedclaim.

Thi application is a division of my copending application Serial No.559,808, filed October 21, 1944, now matured into Patent Number2,418,502.

I claim:

In a paint can having a cylindrical wall, a crown permanently attachedto said wall and a circular groove in said crown, the combination withsaid can of a tray, said tray having a flange of partial circularconfiguration and less than a half-circle, said flange conforming tosaid groove, the center of the flange being substantially at the centerof the tray both transversely and longitudinally, said flange beingintegral and extending downwardly from the under side of the tray andadapted to fit within said groove of said can,

said tray having 9, turned up flange extending about certain of theedges thereof, and a straight edge adapted to overhang the interior ofaid can when said tray is applied thereto.

ROBERT O. FERGUSON.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,764,763 Stang June 17, 19301,803,566 Sexton May 5, 1931

